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Leading criminologists believe flamboyant 'Facebook Gangster' and alleged drug lord Hakan Ayik will never give himself up after being caught in Operation Ironside.

The An0m bust in Operation Ironside took down hundreds of organised criminals globally. But crime does not sleep and another cartel is waiting in the wings.

Nick McKenzie, Joel Tozer and Fergus Hunter15:38, Jun 07 2021 Sydney Morning Herald Some members of the Aussie Cartel: Hakan Ayik (centre), Mark Buddle (left) and Angelo Pandeli. Australia’s most dangerous and wanted crime bosses have organised themselves into a cartel earning an estimated A$1.5 billion (NZ$1.6 billion) a year by smuggling drugs past the nation’s borders with the help of corrupt government officials and border insiders, the nation's peak criminal intelligence agency believes. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission says nine men, drawn mostly from Australian biki...

Aussie Cartel is said to include members of bikie gangs and other syndicates  Intelligence boss Michael Phelan said the group poses a threat to justice system  The cartel is said to earn $1billion in profit on revenue of $1.5billion a year  Members share information on supply routes and border 'doors' to import drugs Phelan said authorities would 'not play fair' in pursuing cartel members 

Nine men drawn from Australian bikie gangs, Asian triads and Middle Eastern crime syndicates make up what criminal intelligence authorities have called the ‘Aussie Cartel’.